Byers Mazda Dublin Wind Turbine

In October of 2010 Byers Subaru Dublin became the
First Dealership In the Region to install a Commercial Scale Wind
Turbine. The Wind Turbine stands 150 Feet Tall, including the 69 foot
rotor, and can produce up to 100 kilowatts.The
Byers Subaru Dublin Wind Turbine is projected to produce annually
150,000 kilowatt-hours. Which put into terms of household production,
would equal enough energy to run 15 households, based on the Ohio
Average usage as calculated by the U.S. Department of Energy.The
turbine will typically provide 15 to 50 percent of the electricity
needed at any given time, of course depending on wind speed and time of
day.

Technological
advancements in the wind energy and policy changes have helped sustain
20-30% growth in wind energy production every year since the mid 90's.
And yet we have barely scratched the surface. Globally the long term
technical potential of wind energy is believed to be five times all
current electricity demand. Wind is readily available and infinite so
long as the sun is shining.Wind turbines types are becoming more
and more feasible for all of us as developers try to design turbines
that can make use of wind in all types of applications. Wind farms out
in the ocean using massive horizontal access turbines are the start of
the industry but small vertical access turbines for residential
application might be the future. The possibilities are endless with
20-30% growth per annum; the field is drawing more and more attention.

As
an example a well sited 3.2kW turbine will run your typical 3-bed house
in its entirely. It would take (56) 125w solar PV panels to do the same
job. All while the photovoltaic would cost around 3 times as much as
the turbine.

A wind turbine that can begin making power up to
150,000 kW a year, on wind speeds as low at 3m per second (6mph). This
amount of energy produced can meet all the energy needs for most
municipalities, schools, and small industrial sites.

Advancement
in design of wind turbines take advantage of gearless design,
harmonically engineered towers, sleek profiles and advanced blades.
Among these benefits is the immense improvement in sound metrics.
Testing on sound levels and evaluations of performance has shown that
wind turbines blend in the common neighborhood activities.

Wind
turbines are designed to interconnect with utilities without
complicated approvals or expensive interconnection requirements. Current
power converters are designed to provide smooth, clean power to local
power grids. With these new technological advancements benefits and
opportunities are continuously available with wind power.